From Busto to Robusto: Captain Zeebo
In 2003, an unknown amateur named Chris Moneymaker won $2.5M in the World Series of Poker Main Event: the world's most prestigious poker tournament. Suddenly poker was everywhere. Moneymaker's rags-to-riches victory quickly became the new American Dream. Overnight, the struggling online poker market exploded into a multi-billion dollar industry. Out of this poker boom, a golden opportunity was born. Bright, young minds in universities around the globe soon discovered the keys to a winning strategy and many students who began playing casually were suddenly earning more money than their parents. As the online poker economy continued to expand, scads of twenty-somethings made the decision to play online poker professionally and began the journey from busto to robusto.